What is import product concentration index in Guinea-Bissau?

Import product concentration index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1586 in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).

What is the highest import product concentration index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 0.3267 in 2005.

What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0795 in 2001.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for import product concentration index?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?

The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Import product concentration index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Import product concentration index in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Import product concentration index in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guinea-Bissau: Import product concentration index was 0.1586 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

0.1586

Change on year

up 13.4%

World rank

18th

of 53 countries

All-time high

0.3267

in 2005

All-time low

0.0795

in 2001

Years of data

1995–2011

Import product concentration index in Guinea-Bissau, 1995–2011

Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.1586 for import product concentration index in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3267 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0795, in 2001.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.1155	0.1029	0.1441	5
2000s	0.1598	0.0795	0.3267	10
2010s	0.1493	0.1399	0.1586	2

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

15 Congo 0.1718 compare
16 Sudan 0.1705 compare
17 Cape Verde 0.1647 compare
19 Central African Republic 0.1562 compare
20 Mauritius 0.153 compare
21 Burkina Faso 0.152 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

More trade data for Guinea-Bissau

Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
Pesticides imports 90,000 FAO, current US$ (2010)
Food imports excluding fish 73.04 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Total agricultural imports 90.74 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports 26.61 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports quantity 63,364 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Total agricultural exports 57.87 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports 0 FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports quantity 0 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Merchandise exports, WB 129.91 million current US$ (2011)

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Frequently asked questions

What is import product concentration index in Guinea-Bissau?: Import product concentration index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1586 in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
What is the highest import product concentration index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 0.3267 in 2005.
What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0795 in 2001.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for import product concentration index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?: The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Import product concentration index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Import product concentration index
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 935 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This indicator reflects the Herfindahl-Hirschmann index measure of the degree of import concentration within a country. The sectoral Hirschmann index is defined as the square root of the sum of the squared shares of exports of each industry in total exports for the region under study. Takes a value between 0 and 1, with 1 indicating that only a single product is exported. Higher values indicate that imports are concentrated in fewer sectors. On the contrary, values closer to 0 reflect a more equal distribution of market shares among importers. Note that this type of concentration indicator tends to be quite vulnerable to cyclical fluctuations in relative-prices, in a way that commodity price rises make commodity importers look more concentrated.